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Statues ennemies by Sophie Calle, 2003 Iconic portraits...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:54:27 -0400

Statues ennemies by Sophie Calle, 2003
Iconic portraits mutilated during the civil war in Spain.

1. Vierge mutilée au marteau
2. Retable fusillé
3. Tranché à la hache
4. Christ décapité et aveuglé
5. Vierge aveuglée
6. Saint aveugle

musiquegraphique: I’m not the same person after this post.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:34:19 -0400

musiquegraphique:

I’m not the same person after this post.

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Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:57:59 -0400

visualgraphic: Lil’ Soap

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:17:19 -0400

visualgraphic:

Lil’ Soap

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Fri, 24 May 2013 02:16:48 -0400

thatscienceguy: A cicada shedding its skin.

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:53:37 -0400

thatscienceguy:

A cicada shedding its skin.

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Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:44:40 -0400

showslow: Eloise Claire, Bleeding Heart

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:50:22 -0400

showslow:

Eloise Claire, Bleeding Heart

cruiseorbecruised: queermuseum: THE LOST GAY BARS OF SAN...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:38:57 -0400

cruiseorbecruised:

queermuseum:

THE LOST GAY BARS OF SAN FRANCISCO

Looking through now defunct gay magazines of the sexual revolution — Vector, After Dark, David — is a bit like finding a ticket to Atlantis (the sunken continent, not the gay cruise). But it’s not just the hand-drawn ads or 50 cent drink specials or the names (Well maybe the names! The Purple Pickle, the Elephant Walk, the Gilded Cage, the Giraffe. Peke’s Palace, Connie’s “Why Not?,” Cissy’s Saloon. Mona’s Candlelight. Paper Doll, Paradox, Old Crow, Nothing Special.) It’s the mix and the clash. Old queens and young bucks — neither to emerge intact. One culture ended with liberation, another would fall after revolution.

I recently began a mapping project of lost San Francisco gay bars using ads from magazines, matchbooks from archives and mentions in gay papers to try and reconstruct San Francisco in the years before the epidemic. What struck me most is that —in a far more hostile era there seemed to be far less ghettoization. Certainly the Castro, Polk and South of Market were still gay centers — but there were also bars in traditionally “straight” neighborhoods as well — North Beach and the Haight, the Marina and the Presidio. The Financial District boasted nearly a dozen. I don’t have a good explanation, although I’d love to hear theories.

Recently, two historic San Francisco bars — Marlena’s and the SF Eagle threatened to close. In New York, the Rawhide just went belly up. In Los Angeles, La Barcita and the Other Side. With greater social acceptance (and Grindr) we’re losing the crucial spaces that helped define us our culture. It may be inevitable, but forgetting them is not.

You can view a Google Map of the Project below.:

View Lost Gay Bars of San Francisco in a larger map

(I’ve opened it up for other collaborators to add them in. Where possible, I’ve added the date the bar opened.)

Sources: Matchbooks of the GLBT Historical Society, the Cinch List of Taverns, old issues of Vector, After Dark, QC and David, this piece on Found SF.

—Mike

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Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:27:56 -0400

graphicporn: Sonia Castillo

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:14:50 -0400

graphicporn:

Sonia Castillo

visualgraphic: Day 84 “I’ve Already Been To Other Worlds” by...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:47:44 -0400

visualgraphic:

Day 84 “I’ve Already Been To Other Worlds” by Matt Chinworth (TypeSWAMP)

betype: DIY Cynicism (by Stathi_K)

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:04:38 -0500

betype:

DIY Cynicism (by Stathi_K)

musiquegraphique: The ‘Astronomy’ series by Taylor Allen

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:35:01 -0500

musiquegraphique:

The ‘Astronomy’ series by Taylor Allen

These racists sure know how to play dress-up.

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:46:18 -0500

These racists sure know how to play dress-up.

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